Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
This guide follows Chopin’s Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 (1833) in one part (minuet and trio).
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Two fortissimo chords open the (Section A), followed by rapid, fiery outbursts in B minor. In the (Section B) the music slows to and moves to B major, where the Christmas carol 'Lulajże, Jezuniu' is quoted over a steady low B and high F-sharp. The carol gradually breaks up, the opening chords over its remnants, and the fast music comes back. The , marked (ever livelier), has nine fff dissonant chords, a rise and a hymn-like .
- Section A /
- Section B /
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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